FPA-13661

Spey Mouth LMP

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Spey Mouth
Nearest town: Mulben
Local authority: Moray Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ343525

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Key dates

Application registered 14 August 2026
Application accepted 13 August 2026
Consultation opens 28 September 2026
Consultation closes 25 October 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 25.99 ha
Conifer: 24.23 ha
Broadleaf: 1.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-13661

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First archived 29 September 2026 · last seen on the register 29 September 2026.

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Track changes

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Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 7 Sept 2026 – 1 Jul 2027
Felling area: 25.99 ha
Estimated volume: 17,468 m³
Proposed restocking: 25.99 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Birch Elm Japanese larch Lodgepole pine Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
12728	Clear Felling	Elm	0.14 ha	78 yr	60	110 m³	N/A
12728	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.76 ha	68 yr	305	725 m³	N/A
12728	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	0.27 ha	69 yr	140	170 m³	N/A
12728	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.59 ha	75 yr	325	450 m³	N/A
12728	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.97 ha	72 yr	1,200	2,000 m³	N/A
12757	Clear Felling	Birch	0.17 ha	67 yr	56	30 m³	N/A
12757	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	2.29 ha	62 yr	3,071	1,298 m³	N/A
12757	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.28 ha	79 yr	304	94 m³	N/A
12757	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.75 ha	59 yr	2,116	2,701 m³	N/A
12992	Clear Felling	Birch	0.21 ha	67 yr	320	60 m³	N/A
12992	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	10.98 ha	66 yr	15,038	6,120 m³	N/A
12992	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.65 ha	50 yr	292	100 m³	N/A
12992	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.74 ha	68 yr	350	239 m³	N/A
12992	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.19 ha	62 yr	4,340	3,371 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
12728	Replant felled area	Scots pine	7.2%	1.87 ha	2,500	—	—
12728	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	7.16%	1.86 ha	2,500	—	—
12757	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	12.35%	3.21 ha	2,500	—	—
12757	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	8.77%	2.28 ha	1,600	—	—
12992	Replant felled area	Birch	12.89%	3.35 ha	1,600	—	—
12992	Replant felled area	Scots pine	6.46%	1.68 ha	2,500	—	—
12992	Create Designed Open Ground	—	45.17%	11.74 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 342 525

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 565

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Tynet
Parent material: Drifts derived from Middle Old Red Sandstone sandstones and conglomerates
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Whiteash · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

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FPA-8644 Mains of Mulben	Location Mulben Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 1.93 ha	Decision issued 18 Mar 2022
FLA00849 Backshalloch	Location Keith Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 23 Nov 2015
CB453627 Backshalloch	Location Keith Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 22 Jul 2014
CB31761 Malcolmburn Warehouse	Location Keith Moray	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.04 ha	Decision issued 17 May 2012
CB498691 Mulben	Location Keith Moray	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 22.19 ha	Decision issued 26 Sept 2014